We also saw a crapload (excuse the pun) of toilet paper and human waste scattered all over Rocklands last weekend. Plus a lot of finger tape and general rubbish at all the bouldering areas. There needs to be a concerted effort at making foreigners (and locals) think about their impact. Not sure of the best way to do this - signs in all the campsites, notices in the bouldering guides...?

we were in Boven 2 weeks ago and on the walk in trail to Hallucinagen there was a nice turd & TP right in the path as you scramble down. Same with the path from Hallucinagen to God No there was one there too.

Its really great how we all go on about saving the mountain and crags when WE are the ones ruining it.....

If I catch someone with bad shitiquette I will drop a deuce in his/her sleeping bag, that should teach them

How hard is it to just go for a walk when gravity starts pulling? Don't wait for the walls to be breached. Leave enough time to find a suitable place - far from water, enough top soil to speed up the decomposing process. Near trees are usually best. Dig a hole, or even easier pull out a rock or a tuft of grass. To save yourself some embarrassment, take your pants off, it's not worth the risk just dropping them to your ankles. Don't use more tp than necessary (if you don't know the 1 block method, ask someone ). Bury the treasure and put a rock on top to save someone else stepping in it.

I've been thinking that a lot of this is our own fault, not just foreigners. We always want to introduce people to nature for some reason, but do we teach all the newbies how it is done?

When I Hike I usually carry a mini version of a poop tube for just my tp. A cellophane bag (like a supermarket veggie bag) which I pop the tp into and then tie it off offering a new spot for the next tp load. I put the bag in an old tube out of a paper towel roll. Whenever possible I bury my business at least 30cm deep and have a trowel with markings on the handle to help me judge when is deep enough. When I was hiking in Yosemite the rangers gave me the trowel for free - I see you can buy them in SA as well.

generally speaking methinks that climbers have far better shitiquette than most. one turd for every thousand that visited is a fairly low hit rate. the few that desecrate the landscape with their excrement will unfortunately force us to clean up after them. shiite job if there ever was one but that's the way it rolls. and may i say that you have a duty to confront, in the most friendly matter, anybody that litters / craps in paths etc etc. access & enjoyment may well depend on it.